
Kathmandu / Jan 31: The fifth session of the Federal Parliament has begun at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor. In the beginning of the meeting, Speaker Devraj Ghimire welcomed the parliamentarians. Soon after this, tribute was paid to known and unknown martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for democracy and republicanism, by observing one minute’s […]

Kathmandu / Jan 31: The government has decided to open the Juvenile Court. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on January 28 decided to bring the Juvenile Court into operation in Bhaktapur district from April 15. Minister for Communications and Information Technology Prithvi Subba Gurung said the decision was made to establish the […]

Kathmandu / Jan 31: National Cooperatives Regulatory Authority (NCRA) Chairperson Arjun Prasad Pokharel asserted that the Authority was outlining the frameworks for self-regulation of the cooperatives across the country. During an interaction with the journalists and cooperatives campaigners here today following a recent establishment of the NCRA, Chairperson Pokharel insisted that the cooperatives must run […]

Kathmandu / Jan 30: The winter session of the federal parliament is scheduled to take place at the International Convention Centre, New Baneshwor, at 1:00 pm tomorrow, Friday. This session is also taken as the bill session. The federal parliament secretariat has made public the tentative agenda of both Houses. Secretariat Spokesperson Ekram Giri, said […]

Kathmandu / Jan 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has urged businesspersons and industrialists to boost exports to the neighbouring countries, India and China by augmenting domestic production. Inaugurating the 8th International Chamber Expo organized by the Nepal Chamber of Commerce at Bhrikutimandap today, PM Oli said identification of the most marketable goods and their […]

Bhuvan Sharma / Kathmandu / Jan 30: The Ministry of Urban Development is arranging housing for the Supreme Court (SC) justices in Pulchowk, similar to the ministerial quarters. The ministry has assigned this responsibility to the Federal Secretariat Construction and Management Office. This office has previously managed housing for the six most distinguished office-bearers’ post: […]

Kathmandu / Jan 29: Nepali Congress (NC) President and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed the need for exploring entrepreneurship opportunities at the local level to create jobs and achieve self-sufficiency. Speaking at the inauguration of the Nepal Startup and Small and Medium Enterprises Conference organized by the NC Department for Entrepreneurship and […]

Sanju Paudel / Lumbini : The Brahmins were historically forbidden to eat mushrooms. A popular proverb reflects this cultural sentiment: “Bahun le chyau khaos na swad paos,” meaning, “The Brahmins would know the taste of mushrooms, if they ate them.” A decade and a half ago, Gangadhar Sharma of Belbariya, Kanchan rural municipality-1, challenged this […]

Kathmandu / Jan 29: The Ministry of Health and Population has declared noted actress and social worker Manisha Koirala a goodwill ambassador for National Immunization Programme and HPV Vaccination Campaign. Organising a programme here Wednesday, the Ministry declared Koirala as the goodwill ambassador. On the occasion, actress Koirala, who is also a cancer survivor, mentioned […]

Kathmandu / Jan 28: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has presented the Bill Related to Operation, Use and Regulation of Social Sites in Parliament. The bill was presented in Parliament in accordance with the decision made at a meeting of the Council of Ministers on January 20. The Parliament will hold discussions on […]